WTA Miami 1/16-Finals
Garcia – Osaka: 24.03.2024 20:00 CEST
H2H: 1-2
Caroline Garcia got through the 1/32-Finals because her opponent, Tomova, had to retire mid-match. Before that, Garcia was struggling with her form. She lost 5 out of her last 6 matches before Miami. The former world number 4 also had some injury problems earlier this year. Her opponent, Osaka, is playing better and slowly, but surely returning to her best days. Osaka was on maternity break and did not play much tennis lately. She had a solid Indian Wells tournament two weeks ago where she reached the 1/16-Finals. Here, in Miami, Osaka won both of her matches in straight sets. In her last match against Svitolina, Osaka played great! She secured herself a top 20 win already in this tournament and that surely gave her more self-confidence. We believe that she will go deep this week as well! Caroline Garcia is nowhere near her best level, and we predict that Osaka will win easily tonight!
Value bet/ the best odds: Osaka -3.5 games handicap @2.00 @bet365
Collins – Avanesyan: 24.03.2024 21:30 CEST
H2H: first meeting
Danielle Collins won her first round match against Pera in three sets. Collins needed some time to adjust to the surface. Once she did that, she was unplayable. Collins won that match 3-6 6-1. In the second round, Collins won against Potapova 6-2 in another match where she showed perfect tennis. Her opponent, Avanesyan, had two tough matches already in Miami. She won both of her matches in three sets. Avanesyan won against Jabeur in the second round. Both players were making many mistakes and were not consistent. Avanesyan has never been to the last-16 stage of a hard court event above WTA 250 level. We believe that Collins will repeat her last round performance. She will show her best tennis yet again and win easily against the inexperienced Avanesyan.
Value/ the best odds: Collins to win 2-0 @1.62 @bet365
Swiatek – Noskova: 25.03.2024 00:00 CEST
H2H: 2-1
Iga Swiatek is back to her best form. She looks unplayable on the court! Iga is on a 7 game winning streak and there are not many players who can end that streak. Last week, Swiatek won another big title at Indian Wells. She won against Sakkari in the final in straight sets. Swiatek will face Noskova tonight. Noskova stopped Iga´s run at the Australian Open, which was one of the biggest upsets this season. This young Czechian is only 19, and she is already on the verge of making it into the top 20! Noskova won in the 1/32-Finals against Timofeeva in straight sets. Before that, Noskova played at Indian Wells where she lost to Swiatek in the 1/16-Finals. This will be their third head-to-head match this season! Noskova has already shown that she can win against anyone if she plays her best tennis. She is a huge underdog in this match, but we believe that she can cover the games handicap spread. Noskova just has to stay focused and play her best tennis!
Value bet/ the best odds: Noskova +6.5 games handicap @1.80 @bet365
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